High hydrogen sulfide levels blight lives of residents around Salton Sea in California

Communities living around the Salton Sea in California, US, are frequently exposed to levels of hydrogen sulfide that exceed the state’s air quality standards, a new study has found. The researchers found that the location of the current sensors within the communities neglects the effect of wind direction, resulting in consistent underestimation of the frequency and distribution of hydrogen sulfide emissions from the Salton Sea.